Chaetocneme critomedia

(Chaetocneme critomedia)

Description

Chaetocneme critomedia, the banded red-eye or banded dusk-flat, is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Maluku), New Guinea and Australia. The wingspan is about 50 mm. The larvae feed on various plants, including Blephocarya involucrigera, Annona reticulata, Mallotus polyadenos, Neolitsea dealbata , Syzygium bamagense and Commersonia bartramia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
Genus:Chaetocneme
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